JAN. 23.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 127

"The Native Land Court Act, 1894."

NOTICE is hereby given that the several matters mentioned in the Schedule hereunder written will be heard by the Native Land Court sitting at Palmerston North on the 14th day of February, 1896, or as soon thereafter as the business of the Court will allow.

H. DUNBAR JOHNSON, Registrar.

[Wellington, 96-9.]

SCHEDULE.

APPLICATIONS FOR CONFIRMATION OF ALIENATIONS.

APPLICATION TO DETERMINE RELATIVE INTERESTS.

STATEMENT of the average amount of Liabilities and Assets of the Bank of New Zealand, within the Colony of New Zealand, during the Quarter ended 30th December, 1895.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 480,065 5 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 23,691 15 10
Balances due to other Banks .. .. 13,729 1 6
Government deposits .. .. .. 969,737 12 3
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 2,019,091 14 3
Bearing interest .. .. .. .. 3,432,956 8 11
Total average liabilities .. £6,939,271 17 9

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 1,035,248 18 6
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. .. 88,168 18 1
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. .. 27,400 2 5
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. .. 8,324 16 2
Landed property .. .. .. .. 146,260 12 7
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 901,972 8 5
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. 483,235 4 1
3. Other funded securities .. .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 5,013,855 12 4
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. 2,069,369 2 2
   Total average assets .. .. .. £9,773,835 14 9

4-per-cent. stock guaranteed by the Government of New Zealand, £2,000,000.
Preference shares subscribed by the Government of New Zealand, £500,000.
Capital payable by shareholders, £500,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, Nil.
Amount of the last dividend declared, Nil.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, Nil.
Dated at Wellington, this 17th day of January, 1896.
H. MACKENZIE,
General Manager.
RICH'D. W. GIBBS,
Inspector's Accountant.

STATEMENT of the amount of the average Liabilities and Assets of the Union Bank of Australia, Limited, at the Branches in the Colony of New Zealand, during the Quarter ended 31st December, 1895.

LIABILITIES.
£ s. d.
Notes in circulation .. .. .. 103,040 13 0
Bills in circulation .. .. .. 11,592 16 6
Balances due to other Banks .. .. ..
Government deposits .. .. ..
Other deposits—
Not bearing interest .. .. .. 876,564 4 10
Bearing interest .. .. .. .. 1,709,893 9 2
Total average liabilities .. .. £2,701,091 3 6

ASSETS.
£ s. d.
Coined gold and silver and other coined metal .. .. .. 780,454 3 0
Gold and silver in bullion or bars .. .. .. .. 3,645 0 0
Notes and bills of other Banks .. .. .. .. 5,682 6 1
Balances due from other Banks .. .. .. ..
Landed property .. .. .. .. 73,074 16 0
Amount of all other securities—

1. Notes and bills discounted .. .. .. 192,809 1 3
2. Colonial Government securities .. .. ..
3. Other funded securities .. .. .. ..
4. Debts due to the Bank (exclusive of debts abandoned as bad) .. .. 1,023,079 1 9
5. Securities not included under the above heads .. .. 93,531 17 6
   Total average assets .. .. .. £2,172,276 5 7

Amount of the capital stock paid up at the close of the quarter ended 31st December, 1895, £1,500,000.
Rate of the last dividend declared to the shareholders, 5 per cent. per annum.
Amount of the last dividend declared, £37,500.
Amount of the reserved profits at the time of declaring such dividend, £1,051,592 15s. 2d.
Dated at Wellington, this 16th day of January, 1896.
G. E. TOLHURST, Resident Inspector.
H. C. SKEET, pro Accountant.